Changelog

Improved

• Improved layout of keychain settings.
• Disabled auto-capitalization on the secret ID input field.
• Added more space for property names to be displayed.
• Android: Sidebars now use the old slide-over effect due to performance constraints on older hardware.

No longer broken

• Android: Fixed app being unable to open on devices without Google Play services.
• Fixed tab switcher not updating to reflect the currently active tab.
• Fixed position of header buttons and toolbar on some older devices.
• Fixed bug where the file name in the right sidebar would show the wrong text after renaming a file in the vault.

Bases

• Fixed list property values getting prematurely truncated.
• Fixed extra space at the bottom of the base view when editing.
• Fixed extra space appearing when editing items within the Bases toolbar.

Improved

• Secret Storage is now encrypted at rest.
• Daily notes: Folder path is now normalized.
• Daily notes: If you were previously using the "Open daily note on startup" option, you will be automatically migrated to use the new "Files & Links › Default file to open" setting.

No longer broken

• Fixed Default file to open not working when the configured file path omits the file extension.
• Fixed daily notes not opening if the path began with a leading / or used \ as a path delimiter.
• Restored default display text when inserting a link with folders in the linktext (e.g. [[a/b/file]] will automatically be inserted as [[a/b/file|file]]).

Developers

• The CSS variables --blur-translucency-s and --blur-translucency-m have been renamed to --blur-opacity-s and --blur-opacity-m.

Improved

• Improved layout of keychain settings.
• Disabled auto-capitalization on the secret ID input field.
• Added more space for property names to be displayed.
• Android: Sidebars now use the old slide-over effect due to performance constraints on older hardware.

No longer broken

• Android: Fixed app being unable to open on devices without Google Play services.
• Fixed tab switcher not updating to reflect the currently active tab.
• Fixed position of header buttons and toolbar on some older devices.
• Fixed bug where the file name in the right sidebar would show the wrong text after renaming a file in the vault.

Bases

• Fixed list property values getting prematurely truncated.
• Fixed extra space at the bottom of the base view when editing.
• Fixed extra space appearing when editing items within the Bases toolbar.

Improved

• Secret Storage is now encrypted at rest.
• Daily notes: Folder path is now normalized.
• Daily notes: If you were previously using the "Open daily note on startup" option, you will be automatically migrated to use the new "Files & Links › Default file to open" setting.

No longer broken

• Fixed Default file to open not working when the configured file path omits the file extension.
• Fixed daily notes not opening if the path began with a leading / or used \ as a path delimiter.
• Restored default display text when inserting a link with folders in the linktext (e.g. [[a/b/file]] will automatically be inserted as [[a/b/file|file]]).

Developers

• The CSS variables --blur-translucency-s and --blur-translucency-m have been renamed to --blur-opacity-s and --blur-opacity-m.

Shiny new things

iOS

• Lock Screen and Control Center widgets let you quickly Create a new note, Open a specific note, Open daily note, Open search, or Open Obsidian.
• Home Screen widgets let you Create a note, View a note, or Open your daily note. Requires iOS 18 or higher. Widgets are not available when using "Require Face ID" to unlock the app.
• Shortcuts to Open a note, Open daily note, Capture to a note. Capture shortcuts allow you to append or prepend text to a note, without opening the Obsidian app.
• Siri integration such as Capture using Obsidian, Capture to Obsidian, Open my daily note in Obsidian, Search in Obsidian.
• Searching for Obsidian in Spotlight shows additional actions: New Note, Search, and Daily Note.

Android

• New widgets: Open Note, New Note, Search, Daily Note, Open Obsidian. You can add multiple widgets of the same type to open different files, or trigger different search queries. Configure them by long-pressing the widget.
• Quick Settings Tile (requires Android 7.0+)
• New shortcuts (requires Android 7.1+): Open note, Daily note. Access them by long-pressing the app icon, or dragging the Shortcut icon to the home screen, or (for most device vendors) via the search bar on the launcher. Currently not configurable.

Improvements

• Plugin developers can now request user location, e.g. for Maps.
• The entire interface has been refreshed to improve both the editing and reading experience.
• When scrolling down in a note, the navigation will automatically hide to maximize screen space for reading. Tap or scroll back up slightly to reveal the navigation again.
• New sidebar navigation for switching sidebar tabs and actions, aligned to the bottom for better ergonomics.
• Switching to the Search view immediately focuses the search input.
• Added haptics to toggles and checkboxes.
• Added double-tap to switch a note from reading mode to editing mode.
• When using the Daily Note widget, a warning will appear if you try to open a daily note without the Daily Notes core plugin enabled.
• Android now uses "Google Sans Flex" font when available.
• Refreshed design of our toast messages. On phones, toasts will now appear at the top of the screen instead of the bottom.
• Reduced text fade at screen edges when navigation is hidden.
• Dialogs now have a smaller border radius on tablet.
• When navigation is hidden, swiping down from the top of the view triggers the pull down action. Tapping at the top of the view causes the navigation to reappear.
• iOS: The View Note widget renders checklists with checkmarks.
• The sidebar layout has been updated for tablets. The tab menu and view actions now appear at the top to better mirror the desktop experience.
• Long-pressing on a file in the File Explorer now shows the modified time and created time on their own lines.
• The file menu now shows a new menu item Copy path > from vault folder.

No longer broken

• Fixed bug where URIs that specify a vault and point to an iCloud vault would silently fail.
• If your vault is stored in iCloud, we check if any configuration files need to be re-downloaded from iCloud. After the files are downloaded, you will see a prompt asking you to reload the app.
• Fixed bug where tapping on the screen would put the cursor at the previous cursor location, instead of the tapped location.
• On tablets, the toolbar is now center aligned.
• Improved behavior of swipe gestures, content will no longer scroll when you start swiping (e.g. swipe to go back in settings).
• Fixed issue where scroll position would get lost when keyboard closes.
• Bases: Summary row is no longer hidden behind navigation bar.
• Sync: Fixed "Prevent sleep" setting not saving after restarting the app.
• iPad: Fixed the window traffic lights (Close, Maximize, Minimize) appearing over top of the app interface.
• iOS: Fixed an issue where devices running iOS 26.2+ would cause tooltips to appear (and never disappear) when interacting with elements.

Note: The latest installer enables cookie encryption. If you use the Web viewer plugin, we recommend upgrading to the latest installer to avoid your cookies being accessible in plaintext from other apps.

Improvements

• Added icons to settings sections.
• Markdown links are now supported in text and list properties. Internal links are automatically updated when the destination file is moved or renamed.
• Daily notes: The daily note format can be selected from a list of predefined formats.
• Attempting to rename a file to include unsafe characters (such as '#' or ']') will only result in a warning.
• When importing files (e.g. via drag and drop), Obsidian now automatically strips out invalid characters from the filename.
• Added a "Copy path" submenu to the file context menu.
• macOS: Toggles and sliders are now styled to match their native counterparts.
• New setting Files & links › Default file to open. Choose between "Last opened files", "New note", "Specific note", or "Daily note". If you were previously using Daily notes option to "Open daily note on startup", be sure to update your vault to use this setting instead.
• New "Keychain" settings section for storing plugin secrets. Plugin API is coming soon.
• When text is selected, pasting a URL into the editor will convert the selection into a Markdown link using the URL (e.g. [selected text](pasted URL)).
• New setting: Community Plugins › Automatically check for plugin updates. Obsidian will check for plugin updates in the background every 3 days, or after the app updates.
• URI: new, open, and daily URI actions now support a new paneType param.

• Added new "Copy current file path from system root" command.

No longer broken

• Reference links no longer allow spaces before the link definition.
• Fixed issue where navigating between notes would sometimes cause a flicker when the properties list appeared/disappeared.
• Fixed external links (e.g. [link](http://example.com)) inside text and list properties not opening in the browser.
• Fixed issues with the "Inter" font not being recognized in the app.
• Right-to-left languages (RTL): Fixed layout of property editor.
• Graph view: Attachments no longer show the full file path.
• Bases: Fixed issues with list view virtualization when grouping is configured. Fixed groups not displaying while scrolling.
• Daily note: Fixed "Open next daily note" and "Open previous daily note" commands not working when daily note format included a folder path.
• Fixed display of bolded links in reading mode (e.g. **[[link]]**).
• Bases are now fully exported when using "Export to PDF."
• Fixed internal Markdown links in properties not working correctly when the file name contains spaces.
• Fixed a bug where switching focus between the main window and a pop-out window could cause the wrong tab to become active.

Developers

• The installer has been updated to use Electron v39.2.6 (requires downloading the latest installer). For users on Linux, this enables Wayland by default.
• Obsidian is now bundled with Inter Variable font instead of Inter. Inter Variable supports variable font weights.
• Added SettingGroup to the API. Settings can now be organized into logical groups with optional headers. This should provide a more standardized design language for settings organization.
• API: Exposed new SecretStorage and a complementary SecretComponent for plugins to integrate with the secret storage. The secret storage is a new opt-in way for plugins to save keys that might be shared across multiple plugins. For example, a Google API token, or an OpenAI key. Instead of requiring users to copy-paste the same keys into multiple plugin settings, plugins can now fetch keys from a shared collection of secrets identified by a user-provided name.

No longer broken

• Long-pressing on a file in the File Explorer now shows the modified time and created time on their own lines.
• The file menu now shows a new menu item Copy path › from vault folder.
• iOS: Fixed an issue where devices running iOS 26.2+ would cause tooltips to appear (and never disappear) when interacting with elements.
• iPad: Fixed the window traffic lights (Close, Maximize, Minimize) appearing over top of the app interface.

No longer broken

• Fixed a bug where switching focus between the main window and a pop-out window could cause the wrong tab to become active.

Developers

• API: Exposed new SecretStorage and a complementary SecretComponent for plugins to integrate with the secret storage. The secret storage is a new opt-in way for plugins to save keys that might be shared across multiple plugins. For example, a Google API token, or an OpenAI key. Instead of requiring users to copy-paste the same keys into multiple plugin settings, plugins can now fetch keys from a shared collection of secrets identified by a user-provided name.

No longer broken

• Fixed the sidebar tab switcher layout and compatibility with custom themes.
• Fixed active file name getting cut off in the right sidebar.
• Pull down action is now easier to activate when navigation is hidden.
• Android: Fixed double-tap to switch to edit mode.

Improvements

• Added new "Copy current file path from system root" command.

No longer broken

• Bases are now fully exported when using "Export to PDF."
• Fixed internal Markdown links in properties not working correctly when the file name contains spaces.

Improvements

• When navigation is hidden, swiping down from the top of the view triggers the pull down action. Tapping at the top of the view causes the navigation to reappear.
• iOS: The View Note widget renders checklists with checkmarks.
• The sidebar layout has been updated for tablets. The tab menu and view actions now appear at the top to better mirror the desktop experience.

No longer broken

• Fixed "Default file to open" failing when set to open a Markdown file.
• Fixed fade at bottom of custom views in the sidebar.
• Sidebar tab switcher no longer shifts content below it.
• Sync: Fixed "Prevent sleep" setting not saving after restarting the app.
• iOS: Fixed issue where scrolling up caused scrolling to abruptly stop.
• iOS: Fixed widgets and app shortcuts sometimes failing with error "could not find the date formatting script.".
• Android: Double-tap to switch to edit mode no longer interferes with double-tap to select text.

Improvements

• URI: new, open, and daily URI actions now support a new paneType param.

No longer broken

• Fixed "Move file" selector not showing the vault root (/) as a valid destination.
• Fixed bug where "No plugin updates found" toast never disappears.
• Fixed minor visual regression of the sidebar tab buttons.
• Graph view: Attachments no longer show the full file path.
• Bases: Fixed issues with list view virtualization when grouping is configured. Fixed groups not displaying while scrolling.
• Daily note: Fixed "Open next daily note" and "Open previous daily note" commands not working when daily note format included a folder path.
• Fixed display of bolded links in reading mode (e.g. **[[link]]**).

Improvements

• When using the Daily Note widget, a warning will appear if you try to open a daily note without the Daily Notes core plugin enabled.
• Android now uses "Google Sans Flex" font when available.
• Refreshed design of our toast messages. On phones, toasts will now appear at the top of the screen instead of the bottom.
• Reduced text fade at screen edges when navigation is hidden.
• Dialogs now have a smaller border radius on tablet.

No longer broken

• Fixed search bar getting cut off at the top.
• Fixed text overflowing from pinned sidebar into main area on tablet.

Improvements

• New setting: Community Plugins → Automatically check for plugin updates. Obsidian will check for plugin updates in the background every 3 days, or after the app updates.

No longer broken

• Fixed external links (e.g. [link](http://example.com)) inside text and list properties not opening in the browser.
• Fixed issues with the "Inter" font not being recognized in the app.
• Fixed border and spacing around embedded Base files.
• Right-to-left languages (RTL): Fixed layout of property editor.

Shiny new things

iOS

• Lock Screen and Control Center widgets let you quickly Create a new note, Open a specific note, Open daily note, Open search, or Open Obsidian.
• Home Screen widgets let you Create a note, View a note, or Open your daily note.
• Shortcuts to Open a note, Open daily note, Capture to a note. Capture shortcuts allow you to append or prepend text to a note, without opening the Obsidian app.
• Siri integration such as Capture using Obsidian, Capture to Obsidian, Open my daily note in Obsidian, Search in Obsidian.
• Searching for Obsidian in Spotlight shows additional actions: New Note, Search, and Daily Note.

Android

• New widgets: Open Note, New Note, Search, Daily Note, Open Obsidian. You can add multiple widgets of the same type to open different files, or trigger different search queries. Configure them by long-pressing the widget.
• Quick Settings Tile (requires Android 7.0+)
• New shortcuts (requires Android 7.1+): Open note, Daily note. Access them by long-pressing the app icon, or dragging the Shortcut icon to the home screen, or (for most device vendors) via the search bar on the launcher. Currently not configurable.

Improvements

• Plugin developers can now request user location, e.g. for Maps.
• The entire interface has been refreshed to improve both the editing and reading experience.
• When scrolling down in a note, the navigation will automatically hide to maximize screen space for reading. Tap or scroll back up slightly to reveal the navigation again.
• New sidebar navigation for switching sidebar tabs and actions, aligned to the bottom for better ergonomics.
• Switching to the Search view immediately focuses the search input.
• Added haptics to toggles and checkboxes.
• Added double-tap to switch a note from reading mode to editing mode.

No longer broken

• Fixed bug where URIs that specify a vault and point to an iCloud vault would silently fail.
• If your vault is stored in iCloud, we check if any configuration files need to be re-downloaded from iCloud. After the files are downloaded, you will see a prompt asking you to reload the app.
• Fixed bug where tapping on the screen would put the cursor at the previous cursor location, instead of the tapped location.
• On tablets, the toolbar is now center aligned.
• Improved behavior of swipe gestures, content will no longer scroll when you start swiping (e.g. swipe to go back in settings).
• Fixed issue where scroll position would get lost when keyboard closes.
• Bases: Summary row is no longer hidden behind navigation bar.

Improvements

• Added icons to settings sections.
• Markdown links are now supported in text and list properties. Internal links are automatically updated when the destination file is moved or renamed.
• Daily notes: The daily note format can be selected from a list of predefined formats.
• Attempting to rename a file to include unsafe characters (such as '#' or ']') will only result in a warning.
• When importing files (e.g. via drag and drop), Obsidian now automatically strips out invalid characters from the filename.
• Added a "Copy path" submenu to the file context menu.
• macOS: Toggles and sliders are now styled to match their native counterparts.
• New setting Files & links → Default file to open. Choose between "Last opened files", "New note", "Specific note", or "Daily note". If you were previously using Daily notes option to "Open daily note on startup", be sure to update your vault to use this setting instead.
• New "Keychain" settings section for storing plugin secrets. Plugin API is coming soon.
• When text is selected, pasting a URL into the editor will convert the selection into a Markdown link using the URL (e.g. [selected text](pasted URL)).

No longer broken

• Reference links no longer allow spaces before the link definition.
• Fixed issue where navigating between notes would sometimes cause a flicker when the properties list appeared/disappeared.

Developers

• Obsidian is now bundled with Inter Variable font instead of Inter. Inter Variable supports variable font weights.
• Added SettingGroup to the API. Settings can now be organized into logical groups with optional headers. This should provide a more standardized design language for settings organization.

• Includes all new functionality and bug fixes up to Obsidian Desktop v1.10.6.

No longer broken

• Fixed external links overflowing in property editor.
• Right-to-left languages: Fixed cursor positioning incorrectly when clicking at the end of a line. Also fixed several regressions with the interface, including the position of the calendar icon on date inputs.
• Bases: Fixed shift-clicking in table view sometimes creating an incorrect selection.
• Bases: Fixed formula suggestions being cut off.
• Bases: Table view now supports pasting single-column data (e.g. from Excel or Google Sheets) into multiple rows when multiple rows are selected.
• Bases: Filters menu now displays the correct property type when defining an equality filter (eg. x is y).
• Bases: Fixed table view not responding to clicks after creating a selection with Shift-click.
• Bases: Fixed items in the Sort menu appearing incorrectly when dragging to reorder.
• Bases: Fixed filter menu going off screen when filter contained a long text property or long list property value.
• Bases: Fixed formula autocomplete results getting cut off in the Filters menu.
• Bases: Fixed formula editor not working in pop-out windows.
• Bases: Creating a new note with "+" now automatically adds properties defined in "has property" filters.
• Bases: Fixed memory leak with the formula editor.
• Canvas: Fixed YouTube embeds not loading.

• Includes all new functionality and bug fixes up to Obsidian Desktop v1.10.5.

No longer broken

• Bases: Fixed filter menu going off screen when filter contained a long text property or long list property value.
• Bases: Fixed formula autocomplete results getting cut off in the Filters menu.
• Bases: Fixed formula editor not working in pop-out windows.
• Bases: Creating a new note with "+" now automatically adds properties defined in "has property" filters.